Posts by Vicki, Petfinder Foundation development director

This year, four U.S. shelters were able to enlist licensed dog trainers to train their dogs to impress potential adopters, thanks to Train to Adopt grants from The Petfinder.com Foundation and support from The Animal Rescue Site. Ladybug is a Train to Adopt graduate who was adopted from Charlotte Mecklenburg …

BISSELL Homecare, Inc., has launched an online fundraising campaign to help homeless pets. And you can help! For each new person who clicks to “like” BISSELL’s Facebook page, the company will donate 50 cents to The Petfinder.com Foundation toward a goal of donating $50,000 in 2011. If you’re already a …

BISSELL Homecare, Inc recently joined the Petfinder.com Foundation and crew in Kentucky for the Rescue U trip to the Rowan County Animal Shelter and the Menifee County Animal Shelter. Emily Valentine helps carry the PVC piping used in raised dog beds. Emily Valentine, a BISSELL senior account representative, worked with …

In 2010, the Petfinder.com Foundation awarded over $4.2 million worth of grants to over 1,500 shelters and rescue groups to help homeless pets. Dunstan is at Bideawee, a shelter recipient of the Petfinder.com Foundation’s vaccine grant. This Father’s Day, make a donation to the Petfinder.com Foundation in honor and celebration …

I spent four days at Rowan County Animal Shelter in Morehead, KY, on the Petfinder.com Foundation Rescue U trip last week. Vicki’s favorite dog, “Hound,” will be transported to Arlington, VA’ s Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation. When I arrived, it was clear that the shelter was in need …

Nora, now Luna, found a home thanks to a transportation grant from the Petfinder.com Foundation. Nora was a bait dog used for dog fighting. She came into a Chester, S.C., shelter all ripped up, just skin and bones. Chester County Animal Control staff nursed her back to health. See a …

Cassidy is at Petfinder.com Foundation grant recipient the Humane Society of Parkersburg. BISSELL, a longtime advocate of pet adoption and Petfinder, will continue to support the pet community in 2011 through a series of grants worth a total of $50,000 to the Petfinder.com Foundation. “We are so pleased to continue …

This Valentine’s Day, HomeAgain, the company that provides the best chance for your lost pet to come back home to you through its microchip registration and pet recovery system, is supporting the Petfinder.com Foundation in its effort to help homeless animals. HomeAgain will donate $0.25 to the Petfinder.com Foundation through …

Brinx‘s shelter got a spay/neuter grant from the Foundation. Is your special someone a pet lover? Be creative this Valentine’s Day by donating to the Petfinder.com Foundation in his or her honor. Your loved one will receive a special letter notifying him or her of your donation — just click …

Coco is at Blue Sky grant recipient Town Lake Animal Center in Austin. Santa made a visit to five shelters this holiday season, thanks to Blue Sky Beverage Company, maker of all-natural sodas and energy drinks. These Petfinder.com members each received $1,000 grants from Blue Sky and the Petfinder.com Foundation: …